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Enugu govt dragged to court over planned demolition of Nsukka market

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The Law Hub Development and Advocacy Center, Abuja, and The Ositadinma Okoro Empowerment Foundation have dragged the Enugu State government to a state High Court in Nsukka over the planned demolition of Ogige Nsukka Market.

DAILY POST recall that the state government recently issued a 72-hour demolition notice to shop owners and occupants of buildings in the market to vacate. According to the government, it was planning to move a modern transport terminal in the area. Some stakeholders including both federal and state lawmakers had kicked against the move. However, the silence from the government despite the public outcry, prompted the lawsuit. In the suite marked, No.

The litigants anchored their action on what they described as the 'manifest gross violation of the fundamental rights and the planned invasion and demolition of shops of the over 10, 000 traders of Ogige Market, Nsukka.

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